FY2023 Call for Proposals
Application Guidelines
We have opened the call for proposals.
FY2023 Call for Proposals
IMI was authorized as Joint Usage/Research Center “Joint Research Center for Advanced and Fundamental Mathematics-for-Industry” by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in April 2013. As part of the projects, the Institute of Mathematics for Industry (IMI) is now announcing the call for proposals for the FY2023 Joint Usage Research Programs.
FY2023 Application Procedures
Please download the application procedures from the following link.
Schedule
| Start of Call for Proposals | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
| Application Deadline | Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
| Notification of Result | By the end of February 2023 |
How to Apply
1. Qualification
Researchers who belong to universities, graduate schools, research institutes, and companies.
2. How to Apply
Applicants should submit a proposal through the following online application system on this webpage.
A part of the proposal of the adopted project will be made public on our website. Please refer to the above webpage for details on the data required for the application and the items to be disclosed. If there is a researcher of our institute whose expertise is related to yours, please indicate his/her name on the proposal. The presence or absence of the name of a researcher of the IMI will not affect the acceptance or rejection of your application.
Information of the IMI Academic Staff: https://www.imi.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/department/academic_staffs/
Kyushu University Staff Webpage: https://hyoka.ofc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/search/index_e.html
3. Application Deadline
Tuesday, January 31, 2022
4. Review Process and Result
International Project Committee will review and select proposals to be adopted. Applicants will receive the result by the end of February 2023.
Online Application System
You can also edit and view via “Principal Investigator Login” on the page of “Principal Investigator Only” above.
Click Here to Apply to the Grants for Young, Female, Project and General Research (Japanese page)
Details of Application
The application form is five pages long. The information required for application is as follows.
Fields marked with *1 are required, and fields marked with *2 will be made public on our website after adoption.
Application Form 1
- Principal Investigator *1, *2
- Affiliation/Department *1, *2
- Position *1, *2
- Zip Code
- Address *1
- E-mail *1
- TEL *1
Application Form 2
- New Proposal/Continued *1, *2
- Title of Research Project *1, *2
- Type/Category *1, *2
- Amount of Expenses Desired *1 (JPY)
- Expected Number of Participants *1
- Research Period *1 (Enter up to the third choice.)
- Name(s) of Researcher(s) of IMI in Related Research Plan (If not applicable, you do not need to fill in.)
Application Form 3
Information of Organizing Committee Members
- Name *1, *2
- Affiliation *1, *2
- Position *1, *2
Application Form 4
Main Invited Speakers
- Name *1, *2
- Affiliation *1, *2
- Position *1, *2
Application Form 5
- Objectives and Expected Results *1, *2 (250-400 words)
- Progress of Related Research *1 (150-250 words)
- Specific Plan *1 (Schedule, Policies for Program and Plans for Use of Expenses 150-250 words)
- Main Relevant Research Achievements of the Prospective Participants *1 (Approximately five cases)
- Keyword(s) of Research Fields *1, *2
- Remarks (for example, co-organizers)
File Upload
[In case participants from the industry are difficult to attend]
If you submit a recommendation letter (free format) from the industry for your research plan, it will be treated as equivalent to participation from the industry. Please upload the file here.
i) 5 files at maximum
ii) Acceptable formats: xls, xlsx, doc, docx, txt, pdf, ppt, pptx.
Research Type
Please see the application procedures for details.
International Project Research
The principal investigator must be affiliated with an overseas institution. Around one proposal for Workshop (I) and one proposal for Workshop (I) Online Type will be adopted.
Research Category
Workshop
This is a multi-day workshop open to the public at the IMI or other facilities of Kyushu University.
Participation from industry is required for the organizing committee members and speakers. A tutorial-type workshop is also acceptable.
Research themes should be developed in view of industry-academia collaboration.
Workshop (I)
- The maximum amount offered for travel expenses and honorarium for lectures is 800,000 Japanese yen.
- Conference posters will be produced and distributed by the IMI.
- Workshops are typically held at the facilities of Ito Campus, Kyushu University, including the IMI. (Please consult with us if you wish to use the facilities of Kyushu University other than those in Ito Campus or the facilities other than those in Kyushu University.)
- Principal investigators are requested to submit a report of around two-pages in A4-size after the research is completed.
- The proceedings will be published either online as “MI Lecture Notes”, published by the IMI, or the as peer-reviewed proceedings of the book series “Mathematics for Industry”, published by Springer. In the latter case, principal investigator become a responsible editor, and it takes 6 months to 1 year until the publication.
Note that Workshop(I) is possible to hold by selecting among in-person, hybrid, or online workshops.
Workshop (I) Online Type
- The maximum amount offered for honorarium for lectures is 100,000 Japanese yen.
- Conference posters will be produced and distributed by the IMI.
- Principal investigators are requested to submit a report of around two-pages in A4-size after the research is completed.
- The proceedings will be published either online as “MI Lecture Notes”, published by the IMI, or as the peer-reviewed proceeding of the book series “Mathematics for Industry”, published by Springer. In the latter case, principal investigator become a responsible editor, and it takes 6 months to 1 year until the publication.
Note that Workshop (I) Online Type is possible to hold online workshops or hybrid workshops.
The number of proposals to be adopted is an estimate and will be flexibly applied depending on the status of applications.
The budget will vary according to the evaluation score after review.
Research programs above must take place during April 2023-March 2024.
The IMI provides financial support and administrative work necessary implement the joint usage research such as arrangements for venues, and the production and distribution of the proceedings. We do not arrange for accommodation or transportation. Participants are given free access to the library, internet, and other research resources.
Measures to Prevent the Spread of the COVID-19 Infection
In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection, we take specific measures depending on the type of participation method: in-person, hybrid and online events.
- Hybrid
It is possible to host both in-person participants and online participants at the same time by using the Zoom appliances and cameras installed in the IMI Auditorium and the Conference Room, and the Lecture Rooms. Please contact us for the capacity of the rooms.
We may ask you to hold the meeting completely online depending on the spread of the infection. - Online
Online meetings and webinars can be held by using an IMI-owned Zoom account.
The following are “Kyushu University Guidance” and guidelines for events.
(i) Kyushu University Guidance [Level 2 Restrictions]
Events are online only.
(ii) Kyushu University Guidance [Level 1.5 Partial Restrictions］
Online or hybrid events are recommended. In-person events are also possible with capacity restrictions and adequate hygiene measures.
(iii) Kyushu University Guidance [1 Partial Restrictions]
Events take place on site as usual with adequate hygiene measures. Hybrid or online events are also possible.
Kyushu University COVID-19 Updates and Resources:
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/crisismanagement/riskmanagement/coronavirus/